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Organic Chemistry Labs - CHEM2003 (UNUK) (24-25) 1 - Grignard PreLab

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How many equivalents of Grignard reagent are required? 1: How many equivalents of the Grignard reagent will an ester react with? ____ 2: How many equivalents of the Grignard reagent will a ketone react with? ____ 3: How many equivalents of the Grignard reagent will a nitrile react with? ____

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We’re asked to determine how many equivalents of Grignard reagent are required for three different carbonyl compounds. Below is a breakdown of each subquestion and reasoning for the given numbers. 1) Ester: How many equivalents of the Grignard reagent will an ester react with? ____ - Esters react with Grignard reagents through a two-step sequence. First, one equivalent of RMgX adds to the carbonyl carbon, forming a tetrahedral intermediate and collapsing to give a ketone with the leaving group (alkoxide) expelled. However, keton......Login to view full explanation

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